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Are probiotics effective for treating Clostridium difficile disease and antibiotic-associated diarrhea?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 3, pages 606–607 (2006)Cite this article

boxed-textMcFarland LV (2006) Meta-analysis of probiotics for the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea and the treatment of Clostridium difficile disease. Am J Gastroenterol 101: 812–822

Probiotics are effective for treating antibiotic-associated diarrhea and Clostridum difficile disease; Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is effective for antibiotic-associated diarrhea, Saccharomyces boulardii is effective for both

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Guslandi, M. Are probiotics effective for treating Clostridium difficile disease and antibiotic-associated diarrhea?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 3, 606–607 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0627

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